Shiabur Rahman | 2024-10-04 00:00:00
Acceptance of commission by doctors from diagnostic centres and different benefits from pharmaceutical companies has long been an open secret in the country. Media reports suggest the commission from diagnostic centres ranges from 30 per cent to 50 per cent...
Nilratan Halder | 2024-10-04 00:00:00
Eminent citizens, the Transparency International, Bangladesh (TIB), the Udichi and progressive social and political organisations have come down heavily on the interim government for dissolution of the 10-member coordination committee it formed for revising the primary and secondary school textbooks....
Despite reports of relative calm in the readymade garment (RMG) hubs of Ashulia and Gazipur, the reality on the ground speaks for a different picture. Workers have continued to take to the streets, organising protests and blockading highways-a clear indication...
Syed Md Aminul Karim and Md Ariful Islam | 2024-10-04 00:00:00
In recent years, Bangladesh has experienced significant changes and developments across its financial landscape, but amid the progress, corruption continues to plague the banking sector. The country is at a pivotal moment, as it must tackle systemic issues to ensure...
The International Monetary Fund (IMF), in collaboration with other development partners - the World Bank, Asian Development Bank (ADB), USAID, and the UK's FCDO - is assisting the task force formed by Bangladesh Bank (BB) to address vulnerabilities in the...
SIRAJGANJ, Oct 02 (UNB): A court in Sirajganj on Wednesday placed ex-MP for Sirajganj-2 Jannat Ara Henry and her husband Md Labu Talukdar, former chairman of Sirajganj Zilla Parishad, on a seven-day remand in a case filed over the death...
A Dhaka court on Wednesday sent Diamond World Limited Managing Director (MD) Dilip Kumar Agarwala to jail in connection with a case filed over the murder of 16-year-old Hridoy Ahmed during the recent anti-discrimination student movement in the capital's Badda...
A Dhaka court on Wednesday placed Salman F Rahman, former private industry affairs adviser to ousted prime minister Sheikh Hasina, on a total seven-day remand in two separate cases of attempt to murder filed with Nababganj Police Station and Dohar...
BNP Secretary General Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir and seven other party leaders and activists were acquitted on Wednesday by a lower court in an arson case filed at Paltan Police Station, reports UNB.Dhaka Additional Chief Metropolitan Magistrate Ziadur Rahman acquitted...
FE REPORT | 2024-10-03 00:00:00
Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) on Wednesday reiterated its demand to the interim government to arrest the former authoritarian Awami League regime's collaborators, who are still in their positions at different government organisations.The party also asked the collaborators to resign without...
Former President and veteran politician Dr AQM Badruddoza Chowdhury was admitted to a hospital in Dhaka city's Uttara area with lung infections on Wednesday, reports UNB.He was admitted to the Uttara Medical College for Women and Hospital after his condition...
DU CORRESPONDENT | 2024-10-03 00:00:00
Bangladesh Islami Chhatra Shibir announced a 14-member committee for its Dhaka University (DU) unit on Wednesday, two weeks after it revealed its president and secretary for the unit.Abu Sadique Kayem, DU's Shibir unit president, and SM Farhad, secretary, also shared...
FE REPORT | 2024-10-03 00:00:00
A Dhaka court imposed a travel ban on several high-profile individuals, including Abdus Sobhan Golap, former member of parliament (MP), and Sitangshu Kumar Sur, an ex-Bangladesh Bank (BB) deputy governor, along with his wife Suparna Sur Chowdhury and their daughter...
Indian High Commi-ssioner to Bangladesh Pranay Verma on Wednesday met Foreign Affairs Adviser Md Touhid Hossain and discussed ways to promote bilateral relations towards realising shared aspirations of the people of both the countries, reports UNB.Importance of resuming regular visa...
Light to moderate rain/thunder showers accompanied by temporary gusty wind is likely to occur at most places over Dhaka, Khulna, Barishal, Chattogram and Sylhet divisions in the next 24 hours from 06:00 am today (Thursday), according to the Met Office.The...
Two battery-driven auto-rickshaws were seized by the traffic police at Hatkhola in the capital on Wednesday for plying illegally the main road. — FE Photo
The Rapid Action Battalion has arrested a store employee over a double murder in Dhaka's Gulshan. The law enforcers say the detainee killed his employer after they argued over his salary and killed a co-worker who witnessed the crime, reports...
The government is set to implement a gradual ban on vehicle honking across Dhaka city by December, with the goal of making the entire capital a "quiet zone" by early next year, according to Syeda Rizwana Hasan, adviser to the...
Bangladesh Climate Action Forum, organised by the Bangladesh Apparel Exchange (BAE), will be held on October 10 in Dhaka, uniting many contributors to advancing climate action and sustainability, reports UNB."Achieving a net-zero carbon future is not just a necessity, it's...
Italian Ambassador Antonio Alessandro on Wednesday met Chief Adviser Prof Muhammad Yunus and said his country would support Bangladesh's police reforms and work together for formal migration to the country, reports UNB.Safe, organised and regular migration to Italy, economic and...
FE REPORT | 2024-10-03 00:00:00
The Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) on Wednesday launched an inquiry into the allegations of embezzlement, illegal wealth accumulation, and corruption against 20 leaders, including 10 former members of parliament (MPs) from Awami League (AL). Based on gathered information, the ACC initiated...
FE REPORT | 2024-10-03 00:00:00
The Ministry of Environment recommended on Wednesday to the Planning Commission (PC) the cancellation of the approval for a project to build a safari park in Lathitila, Moulvibazar.This project raised concerns among environmentalists, who feared it would endanger the pristine...
FE REPORT | 2024-10-03 00:00:00
The Bangladesh Energy Regulatory Commission (BERC) raised further the price of liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) by around 2.50 per cent for October trading. The new price for a 12-kg LPG cylinder is now Tk 1,456, a hike by Tk 35...
People stand on top of the remains of an Iranian missile in the Negev desert near Arad on Wednesday in the aftermath of an Iranian missile attack on Israel. — AFP
Eight more deaths were reported from dengue in 24 hours till Wednesday morning, bringing the total fatalities from the mosquito-borne disease in Bangladesh to 174 this year, reports UNB.During this period, 1,017 more patients were hospitalised with viral fever, according...
FE REPORT | 2024-10-03 00:00:00
The government's development project execution in the first two months of the current fiscal year (FY) recorded the lowest rate in the recent past, official data showed on Wednesday.During July-August period of the FY 2024-25, the Annual Development Programme (ADP)...
FE REPORT | 2024-10-03 00:00:00
State-run Rupantarita Prakritik Gas Company Ltd (RPGCL) has floated tenders to purchase two spot LNG cargoes for late October and early November deliveries, said sources.One is a re-tender for October 27-28 delivery window as the initial tender was cancelled by...
FE REPORT | 2024-10-03 00:00:00
The government on Wednesday approved a number of proposals for importing liquefied natural gas (LNG) and fertiliser to meet local demands.The Adviser's Council Committee on Government Purchase gave the approval at its meeting at the Cabinet Division conference room at...
A light drizzle that began around 6:45pm suddenly intensified, forcing four drenched teenage girls to seek refuge at a metro station in Dhaka's Bijoy Sarani, reports bdnews24.com. Although they escaped the cold rain, the concern of how to get home...
FE REPORT | 2024-10-03 00:00:00
In a move aimed at broadening financial support for non-resident Bangladeshis (NRBs), the central bank has introduced new provisions for banks to offer them loans in taka for legitimate purposes.A circular has been issued in this regard on Wednesday.The decision...
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